I'm not sure. I don't think turning off the display would effect the camera though. Just a guess on my part of course. Try it and see what happens.
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 16, 2012, at 2:07 AM, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > If the brightness is set to zero, will the camera still work on a skype call? > I realise I wouldn't be able to see the other person, but I can't see anyway > so that doesn't matter. But I want them to be able to see mee, so wonder if > the camera still works when the brightness is set to zero. > Lisette > > On 16/08/2012, at 1:30 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> This is the same on IOS devices. The backlight is still on. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> rica...@appletothecore.info >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Aug 15, 2012, at 12:22 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: >> >>> Not sure on devices but for laptops it just sets the pixels to black, so >>> the backlight is still running. If you want to save battery you need to use >>> F1 and turn the screen all the way down. All the way down turns the >>> backlight off. Likewise using F5 to turn the keyboard backlight all the way >>> down will also shut those lights off. >>> >>> CB >>> >>> On 8/15/12 11:18 AM, Teresa Cochran wrote: >>>> Ok, one of my notorious "just wondering" questions. >>>> >>>> I've heard many discussions about whether screen curtain saves battery >>>> life in laptops and the smaller devices. I'm wondering if screen curtain >>>> works by modifying information that's already been passed to the display, >>>> or whether it bypasses the display altogether. If it's used on an Ipod, >>>> for example, does it still use a lot of resources? Does anyone know how it >>>> works, technically speaking? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Teresa >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
